Islamic School Nurses Jobs Vacancies in Nigeria

A
reputable Islamic school located in Abuja, is recruiting suitably qualified
candidates to fill the position below:

Job
Title: Nurse
Location: Abuja

Duties
and Responsibilities
To provide a high standard of service within Noble Hall Leadership Academy for
Girls to learners, members of staff and any visitors whilst on site. This will
include:

Organize
and run nurse drop-in clinics during the span of duty
Ensure
care plans are developed and written for learners requiring them, in
liaison with learners, parents and boarding house staff
Provide
first aid and emergency care and treatment as necessary
Provide
confidential counselling and health advice service as appropriate
Operate
procedures for control of infectious diseases
Follow
procedures for the safe disposal of clinical waste
Be
aware of and maintain the recommended safe storage, usage and disposal of
medical supplies and drugs
Maintain
treatment room stock, hygiene and tidiness
Arrange
for boarding children to attend any medical, dental or other health
appointments as necessary
Assess,
implement and evaluate in-patient care of learners admitted to the nursing
base

Health
Education:

Promotion
of health education throughout the Academy population
Taking
part in the delivery of PSHE to support teaching staff as appropriate
Ensuring
the provision of and access to a range of publicity materials on issues
relating to learner health

Administrative:

Maintenance
of medical records – accurately, confidentially and safely
Keeping
nursing records to a high standard ensuring the accurate and rapid
retrieval of information
Recording
the dispensation of drugs & adhering to drug protocols
Maintaining
general office procedures

Health
and Safety:

Having
an involvement and awareness of health and safety issues within the
Academy affecting staff, learners or the environment
Keeping
records of reported accidents.

Liaison:
Internal:

Work
closely with members of the Boarding House staff to ensure seamless and
continuous care, and with parents, academic staff, and school office staff
and all other departments as necessary.

External:

Social
Services where appropriate
Doctors,
health workers and pharmacy as appropriate
Any
other duties as reasonable required by The Board of Directors

Detailed
Expectations
Functions:

Provide
Health Assessments:

Obtains
a health and developmental history.
Screens
and evaluates findings for deficits in vision, hearing, scoliosis,
growth, etc.
Observes
the child for development and health patterns in making a nursing
assessment and nursing diagnosis.
Identifies
health findings, which do not fall within the normal range.
Assists
with physical examinations when conducted in the school.

Develops
and Implements a Health Plan:

Interprets
the health status of pupils to school personnel.
Initiates
referrals to parents, school personnel and community health resources for
intervention, remediation, and follow through.
Provides
ongoing health information to pupils, parents, school personnel and
health agencies.
Recommends
and helps to implement modifications of school programs to meet students’
health needs.
Utilizes
existing health resources to provide appropriate care of pupils.

Maintains,
evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual
needs of students.
Participates
as the health specialist on the child education evaluation team to develop
the health individualized educational plan (I.E.P.)
Plans
and implements school health management protocols for the child with
chronic health problems, including the administration of medication.
Participates
in home visits to assess the family’s needs as related to the child’s
health.
Develops
procedures and provides for crises intervention for acute illness, injury
and emotional disturbances.
Promotes
and assists in the control of communicable diseases through preventive
immunization programs, early detection, surveillance and reporting of
contagious diseases.
Recommends
provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.
Provides
information on health:

Provides
health information to assist students and families in making
health-related decisions.
Participates
in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health
by teaching per sons to become more assertive health consumers and to
assume greater responsibility for their own health.
Provides
information to adolescents concerning health problems in order to
encourage responsible decision-making practices.
Serves
as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health
instruction and as a member of the health curriculum development
committees.

Coordinates
school and community health activities and serves as a liaison person
between the home, school, and community.
Acts
as a resource person in promoting health careers.
Engages
in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change
agent for school health programs and school nursing practices.
Assists
in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school
unit.

Administration:

Is
responsible for maintaining and updating cumulative health records.
Helps
develop/revise school health policies, procedures and standing orders.
Prepares
first aid kits for each building.
Organizes,
instructs, and supervises school health volunteers or assistants.
Reports
regularly in writing to the principal and superintendent on school health
activities.
Prepares
statistical reports for the Department of Educational and Cultural
Services and Department of Human Services for the superintendent’s
signature as required.
Prepares
the budget for school health supplies.
Reviews,
revises and implements emergency policies, including in-service health and
safety programs for personnel.
Implements
the school medication policy and procedure.

Coordination:

Interprets
school health services to school personnel.
Plans,
implements, and supervises school health screening programs in accordance
with state and district requirements and recommendations. Provides
follow-up services when indicated.
Interprets
appraisal findings, and helps students and parents accept responsibility
for diagnosis and treatment.
Serves
as a health liaison between school, home, and the community. Makes
home visits as needed.
Encourages
parents to maintain current immunization protection as recommended by the
Department of Human Services.
Helps
school personnel recognize departures from appropriate behavior and growth
patterns; helps students and staff adjust student programs when necessary
to accommodate health needs of students.
Serves
as a resource person to school personnel. Participates selectively
in classroom instruction under the supervision of the teacher.

Recommendations

Attend
the annual school nurse update sponsored by the Department of Education in
its entirety.
Read
the Faculty Handbook, Student Handbook, Physical Education Handbook, Pupil
Evaluation Team Handbook, and the School Health Manual.
Get
to know the key people: administration, faculty, the guidance and physical
education personnel, secretaries, custodians, bus drivers.
Set
up first aid kits for the various areas of your schools.
Set
up a daily log to list those students who visit the nurse’s office, or
need special attention.
Review
students’ health records and inform school personnel of special health
problems, possible school safety hazards. This is an excellent time to
have handouts ready for the faculty in such areas as epilepsy, diabetes,
etc.
Plan
to attend as many faculty meetings as possible. This helps identify the
school nurse as a member of the staff.
Obtain
a private area for assessment/counseling, with proper ventilation,
lighting, heat, telephone, filing, and resource materials.
Obtain
needed supplies and equipment for the nurse’s office. Include a
telephone.
Meet
with the teachers to acquaint them with the health program, health
services offered and classroom emergency procedures for first aid.
Keep
lines of communication open between nurse and teachers, nurse and
administration, nurse and parents, and nurse and guidance department.
Participate
in the preparation of the school health services budget.
Develop
full year plan for scheduled health activities including accommodated
mandated reporting.
Prepare
reports monthly/yearly. It is extremely important to document school
nursing activities. This documentation provides both the superintendent
and school board with information to support the need for school nursing.
A yearly report should summarize data in the monthly reports.

Experience/Skills/Character

Qualified
Nurse
Must
be able to work unsupervised and to demonstrate flexibility
Must
be reliable, honest and hard working
Must
speak good English and must be from age 30 and above.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, exactly in
the form and manner requested below, to: zaytunamadrasa@yahoo.com

A
letter of application, no longer than two pages, explaining your strengths
as a candidate and why you are interested in this particular position
A
current CV.
A
good-quality, recent head-and-shoulders photo

Note